list_audit_logs
List audit log events for a Portkey workspace or organization. Returns paginated action-level records with actor, resource, metadata, and timestamps for compliance or incident review; use this instead of analytics when you need individual events, not aggregates.
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What list_audit_logs does on Portkey Admin
AI agents call list_audit_logs to retrieve information from Portkey Admin without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why list_audit_logs is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves audit log records for compliance and incident review purposes. It has no side effects—it does not modify, delete, or execute anything. The data returned is historical audit information used for monitoring and compliance purposes.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'List audit log events' and 'Returns paginated action-level records'; these are read operations that retrieve historical audit data without modification or execution.
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The rule that runs list_audit_logs safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Portkey Admin, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For list_audit_logs, this is the rule to start with:
list_audit_logs is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Portkey Admin, apply this rule, and every list_audit_logs call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about list_audit_logs
List audit log events for a Portkey workspace or organization. Returns paginated action-level records with actor, resource, metadata, and timestamps for compliance or incident review; use this instead of analytics when you need individual events, not aggregates. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Portkey Admin MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Portkey Admin MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_audit_logs: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Portkey Admin. Nothing to install.
list_audit_logs is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_audit_logs rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_audit_logs. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
list_audit_logs is provided by the Portkey Admin MCP server (codeswhat/portkey-admin-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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